Comments on: Quote Of The Day http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/04/27/quote-of-the-day-259/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/04/27/quote-of-the-day-259/#comment-89233 HispanicPundit Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:46:20 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/04/27/quote-of-the-day-259/#comment-89233 Will definitely check it out later today, but for the next few hours I have to study for a 9am test(yikes!). As far as sweatshops go, it is not just harvard economists, or even just conservative economists like the Chicago Boys, it is <i>all</i> economists, whether liberal or conservative that support sweatshops. For example, I am sure you are familiar with Paul Krugman right? He is arguably one of the most liberal economists, certainly the most well known and respected. He has his own commentary on the New York Times. Anyway, he too supports sweatshops, check out his article on it <a href="http://web.mit.edu/krugman/www/smokey.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Or take the liberal Brad Delong, professor of economics at UC Berkeley, who also comes out strongly in defense of sweatshops, <a href="http://hispanicpundit.com/2004/10/01/the-economics-of-sweatshops/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. So all economists, whether they work at Harvard, Berkeley, or MIT, whether they are liberal or conservative, male or female, whatever, they all believe that sweatshops are good, they are good for the poor workers and the poor country where they are located. And frankly, as my quote above showed, history itself testifies that sweatshops are especially good for the poor. No, I haven't read the book you asked, but I am definitely going to put it on my readers list. Thanks again for having me over this weekend, it was really fun and I learned alot. We definitely need to do it again. With you being the Mama Grande, of course. :-) Will definitely check it out later today, but for the next few hours I have to study for a 9am test(yikes!).

As far as sweatshops go, it is not just harvard economists, or even just conservative economists like the Chicago Boys, it is all economists, whether liberal or conservative that support sweatshops. For example, I am sure you are familiar with Paul Krugman right? He is arguably one of the most liberal economists, certainly the most well known and respected. He has his own commentary on the New York Times. Anyway, he too supports sweatshops, check out his article on it here.

Or take the liberal Brad Delong, professor of economics at UC Berkeley, who also comes out strongly in defense of sweatshops, here.

So all economists, whether they work at Harvard, Berkeley, or MIT, whether they are liberal or conservative, male or female, whatever, they all believe that sweatshops are good, they are good for the poor workers and the poor country where they are located. And frankly, as my quote above showed, history itself testifies that sweatshops are especially good for the poor.

No, I haven’t read the book you asked, but I am definitely going to put it on my readers list. Thanks again for having me over this weekend, it was really fun and I learned alot. We definitely need to do it again. With you being the Mama Grande, of course. :-)

]]> By: Kjerringa mot Strommen http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/04/27/quote-of-the-day-259/#comment-89197 Kjerringa mot Strommen Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:06:33 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/04/27/quote-of-the-day-259/#comment-89197 Cognitive dissonance: The momentary twinge of discomfort we feel when we satisfy our acquisitive natures buying goods on the cheap at the expense of exploited workers in maquilas in 3rd world countries around the world. But then we find a sell-out Harvard Economist to tell us that we, Great White Fathers and Mothers that we are, (in all colors red, white and blue)are really doing the poor heathen a favor. So that's what Harvard economists (and the Chicago Boys as well) are good for - assuaging our brief attacks of cognitive dissonance and allowing as to go back hogging most of the world's resources. So HP, have you read Eduardo Galeano's book, Las venas abiertas de Latino America? On another subject. I get that your views are informed by your early life in Compton. Obviously, my childhood in Modesto was very different. I just posted a mini-bio on one of the people who informed my life. Check it out. Bloguero round ups are really fun. We should do that more often. I will gladly be the erstwhile Mama Grande. Cognitive dissonance: The momentary twinge of discomfort we feel when we satisfy our acquisitive natures buying goods on the cheap at the expense of exploited workers in maquilas in 3rd world countries around the world. But then we find a sell-out Harvard Economist to tell us that we, Great White Fathers and Mothers that we are, (in all colors red, white and blue)are really doing the poor heathen a favor. So that’s what Harvard economists (and the Chicago Boys as well) are good for - assuaging our brief attacks of cognitive dissonance and allowing as to go back hogging most of the world’s resources.

So HP, have you read Eduardo Galeano’s book, Las venas abiertas de Latino America?

On another subject. I get that your views are informed by your early life in Compton. Obviously, my childhood in Modesto was very different. I just posted a mini-bio on one of the people who informed my life. Check it out.

Bloguero round ups are really fun. We should do that more often. I will gladly be the erstwhile Mama Grande.

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/04/27/quote-of-the-day-259/#comment-89106 HispanicPundit Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:26:33 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/04/27/quote-of-the-day-259/#comment-89106 Not harvard, 'economist' is the keyword. :-) Not harvard, ‘economist’ is the keyword. :-)

]]> By: oso http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/04/27/quote-of-the-day-259/#comment-89097 oso Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:06:34 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/04/27/quote-of-the-day-259/#comment-89097 "harvard economist" blah, blah, blah ... Anyway, you're right ... people should stop buying useless crap every day, not just May Day. “harvard economist” blah, blah, blah …

Anyway, you’re right … people should stop buying useless crap every day, not just May Day.

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